// This digest contains most messages from Friday, 2/19, through
// Saturday, 2/20. A book is recommended, as are some other voices, 
// and the dates for Nanci's Austin Symphony concert are discussed.
// Enjoy...[BP]

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Subject: NN: Book recommendation
   From: DebraMunn@aol.com

Hi, Nancinetters,

I don't usually come out of lurkdom, but I enjoy reading all your postings.
Today I have one of my own, concerning Duncan McLean's book, "Lone Star
Swing."  McLean is a Scottish travel writer with a deep love and fascination
for Bob Wills and western swing, so he took some prize money he'd won for
another book and took a trip to Texas to search out the roots of the music he
loves.  As a native Texan (who is herself a travel writer) now living in
Britain, I enjoyed his descriptions of my home state and the way he viewed our
eccentricities.  This comparison between Britain and America is one of my own
favorite subject areas, so I naturally found it fascinating.  McLean mentions
our Nanci twice, and he also talks about other Texas musicians from the
western swing period right up to the present.  Besides that,  the book is a
wonderfully wry look at Texas from a Scot who had barely travelled out of his
own country, and it's a superb read--I recommend it to y'all highly.  It's
available on both sides of the Atlantic (I know, because I bought mine in the
UK, but I also saw it in bookstores in Texas last time I was home).  So
somebody else from the Nanci Net should please read it and let me know what
you thought of it!

Debra Munn
Brighton


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Subject: NN: Re: Book recommendation
   From: "Hank Van Slyke" (Chevelle@pnx.com>

Braving the literary weather, Debra typed:

>I don't usually come out of lurkdom, but I enjoy reading all your postings.
>Today I have one of my own, concerning Duncan McLean's book, "Lone Star
>Swing."  McLean is a Scottish travel writer with a deep love and
>fascination for Bob Wills and western swing, so he took some prize money 
>he'd won for another book and took a trip to Texas to search out the roots 
>of the music he loves.

I sure am glad you mentioned this book. I'd read the review of it in the
Houston Chronicle some eons ago, and never followed up on my original intent
to get this fine book.  This sounds like a good one to buy and donate to the
local library after I've read it a few times. Thanks for jogging my
Swiss-cheese memory, Debra!

Hank "still tasting chicken and sausage gumbo" Van Slyke



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Subject: Re: NN: Poetic Licence
   From: Bell/Wrightson (onemansmusic@mindspring.com>

John Edward Graveling wrote:
> 
> It would be interesting to hear from two of our writers who read our
> mail, namely Tricia Walker and Vince Bell, how much poetic licence they
> take, especially where geography and places are concerned, do those
> Highways always run where the songs tell us they do? I'd love to read
> what they have to say, especially as the first track on Vince's "Texas
> Plates" is called "Poetry,Texas".

Poetry, Texas is pretty accurate.  The song came about after a Ray Wylie
Hubbard album release part in Austin some years ago.  Vince and I had
been living in California and just moved back to Texas, so Vince had not
seen Ray in a while.
"So, Ray, where are you living these days?"
"I live 30 miles southest of Dallas."
"But Ray, there IS nothing southest of Dallas."
"I live in a town called Poetry."
I've gotta have a post office box there."

Highway 59 was the road that you took up to east Texas from Houston,
before the bigger freeways now.  Ray was from Dallas originally and
Vince is talking about going up to play the Rubiyat club, in the very
early 70s, just starting out.

That's all I know...the rest is up to the listenner!

Sarah
-- 

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Vince Bell's new CD and book are available at
Village Records http://villagerecords.com/
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Subject: Re: NN: Poetic Licence
   From: Petop@aol.com

Sarah writes:
( Highway 59 was the road that you took up to east Texas from Houston,
 before the bigger freeways now.  Ray was from Dallas originally and
 Vince is talking about going up to play the Rubiyat club, in the very
 early 70s, just starting out.>>
  
Highway 59 is still the road you take to get to East Texas from Houston.
However, it was never the road to take from Houston to Dallas. Even in the
early 70s, it was Interstate 45 that connected Dallas and Houston. And, I
believe Ray Wylie Hubbard now lives in Wimberly, Texas,  which is a wonderful
arts community nestled into the Texas Hill Country between Blanco and San
Marcos. 



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Subject: Re: NN: Eric Anderson tickets
   From: bateman@freenet.edmonton.ab.ca

On Thu, 18 Feb 1999, Marilyn Silver wrote:

> Folks:
> 
> Anybody on the list from the DC area interested in two tickets to the
> Eric Anderson concert at the Barns at Wolf Trap on Thursday, March 11. 
> They are 5th row center and cost $12 each.
> 
> Please email privately:  hmsilver@erols.com

I wished I lived in in DC. For those who haven't heard Eric Andersen's new
CD, "Memory of the Future", I'd highly recommend it. It's a beautiful
album.
The last time I saw him in Concert was about 20 years ago in Toronto and I
sure wish I could see him again.

Rob Bateman


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Subject: NN: Stacey Earle...someone show me how
   From: "jenny.frog" (jenny.frog@virgin.net>

Hey guys, 
    i just wanted to add to the Stacey Earle conversation around here. i
kinda have mixed opinions. i first heard her live on the Johnnie Walker
show at christmas, she sounded great on the first song she performed
live called *show me how*. maybe a little off key in places, but really
quite good. however, i thought that *cried my heart out* was pretty
dire. the chorus has grown on me a little, but the verses just make me
want to throw my arm at my hi-fi!!
    she gave lots of praise to those of you over there in the rest of
europe, lucky enough to get a tour, and was obviously pretty amazed at
her success with you. She told a lot of stories about growing up with
steve, but, oh, please, someone 'show her how' to laugh!!! she sounded
like a hyena.
    i haven't made my way to the record store bearing a big club to buy
Stacey's album yet, but i might eventually. she was pretty good, i'm
just a raving nanci fan, and she's no nanci.
                lots of luv, jenny *show me how*


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Subject: NN: Nanci-Austin-Help!
   From: Poetmuse@aol.com

Please- anyone planning on getting tickets tomorrow for Nanci's Austin
concert- please please please email me... I definitely want to get tickets. I
was under the impression they didn't go on sale until March... so this has
caught me unawares. Please, I would love to work something out with
someone..swear on all stacks of Nanci and her 00-18 Martin guitar that I will
not stiff anyone with tickets....I will be in Austin for the concert if I need
to walk there myself. I need two..... 

Please!!!

Christina


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Subject: NN: Re: Nanci with Austin Symphony
   From: Annah421@aol.com

>They finally decided how they were going to sell the tickets.  Tickets go on
sale >here Tuesday 2/23/99 at 9:00a.m.  The phone number to call is
888-4MAESTRO >to buy the tickets.

Well, that's interesting!  I talked to the folks at Austin Symphony, and the
lady there told me the tickets were going on sale March 1st...?  I'm going to
assume that the person who gave out the Feb. 23rd date was correct.  Sure am
glad I checked the digest tonight, or I would have been sitting way, WAY in
back.  Many kind thanks to  Tom O. for posting this info.

>Maybe we should have a get together before the show.

In the past, my husband and I have always gone to the NanciNet pre-show bash
and it has been great fun to talk with other Nanci fans and put faces with
names.  The only problem is that I get so excited about getting to see my hero
perform (meeting NanciNetters makes it even more exciting) that I get a big
headache from all the anticipation.  The Blue Roses concert was migraine
status by mid-show -  and so, while I would like to enjoy chatting with you
all in person once again, I'm going to plan to skip the get-together (unless
you tell me Nanci's gonna be there) and hope for a pain-free evening.

Perhaps I'll wear my NanciNet shirt and anyone who spots me can just wave.  :
)

Still here after all these years,

Anna "always nervous about something" Henderson

P.S.  I saw Nanci with the Austin Symphony (a fund-raiser with Jerry Jeff
Walker) back in 1995, and she seemed ecstatic to be singing/playing with an
orchestra for backup.  It was a truly great performance and one of my favorite
memories.  So don't miss this concert - you'll be sorry if you do!


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Subject: NN: Re: Nanci with Austin Symphony
   From: Halesbop@aol.com

Any word on the Atlanta June date (Chastain Park)? On sale date or anything?
This will be with symphony, too, right?

Steve 

ps--any other NNetters going to hear Stacey Earle at the Ark next Tues?



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Subject: NN: Nanci on BBC2 - UK
   From: Pigini@aol.com

We had marked this date in our diary but due to inconsistent TV listings we
missed the show which was on last night on the BBC despite being made of aware
of it through NanciNet.  You can imagine our disappointment today.

Is there anyone out there, who if we sent them a blank video would be able &
willing to copy it for us.  This would be greatly appreciated as we also were
unable to get to the concert in Glasgow.  It was the first UK tour we have
missed for 8 years.

Thanks,

Alastair & Sheena MacDonald
Thurso, UK


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Subject: NN: Tanya Savoy
   From: "Neill, Ron" (RNeill@Calfee.com>

Delurking from the Digest with some trepidation.  Actually I was
wondering what the 'Nanci content' would be as we sat listening to a
wonderful talent in a little folk joint in Cleveland - the Brick Alley -
when said singer introduced the only 'cover' in an hour and a half set.
It was Nanci's "I Wish It Would Rain" and a fine rendition indeed.

The singer in question is Tanya Savory, a wonderfully talented
singer/songwriter out of Louisville, who reminds one of Chapin Carpenter
as much as anyone else, and who credits Lucinda Williams and Cheryl
Wheeler as additional inspiration.  Two CDs are out:  (1) Better Shade
of Green, and (2) Town to Town.  She has just signed with Rounder/Philo,
but the CD says Grand Prairie Records out of Louisville (502) 897-0861.
We bought the second one, put it on in the car before eight this
morning, it's now 2:30 in the afternoon and it's still playing in the
den!  This is really good stuff; gets better with every listening.

Ron Neill - 'going back to listening  --  to you all and to the great
singer/songwriter tradition that refuses to quit!'
*       RHN


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Subject: Re: NN: Tanya Savoy
   From: Betsy Beacom (ecb29@pantheon.yale.edu>

At 02:30 PM 2/20/99 -0500, Ron Neill wrote:
>
>Tanya Savory, a wonderfully talented
>singer/songwriter out of Louisville, who reminds one of Chapin Carpenter
>as much as anyone else, and who credits Lucinda Williams and Cheryl
>Wheeler as additional inspiration.  Two CDs are out:  (1) Better Shade
>of Green, and (2) Town to Town.  
>  This is really good stuff; gets better with every listening.

Hi!

I am new to Nanci-Net, although I don't know what took me so long to find
y'all--I have been a fan of Nanci's for more than 12 years, when my college
roommate sent me two tapes: "Last of the True Believers" and "Lone Star
State of Mind." Ahhh! Listening to Nanci for the first time was like coming
home. I have only seen her live once, at the Palace in New Haven,
Connecticut, several years ago, and I envy all you folks who have seen her
more often!

I am delurking to respond to Ron's post about Tanya Savory. Ron piqued my
interest with his recommendation of Tanya, so started surfing around
looking for a place to buy the CD. I found two sites that may interest some
folks: Christine Lavin's recommendation of Tanya's "Town to Town" album at
http://christinelavin.com/savory.html and Tanya's home page at
http://www.songs.com/tanya/index.html, where you can purchase her albums.

I hope this is helpful. You guys are a great resource.

Betsy


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Subject: NN: Lucy Kaplansky -- solo
   From: Bill Page (bpage@scctel.com>

Hey, y'all,

Lucy Kaplansky took a break from the Cry Cry Cry tour this weekend and came to
central Nwe York, bringing her guitar to Oxford's Night Eagle Cafe last night,
and to Madison Hall in Morrisville tonight. The inimitable Dawn-Marie and I
braved the snow for the 50-minute drive to Morrisville.

This was my first time to see Lucy in person, although Dawn had seen here a
couple of times in earlier visits to the area. Dawn introduced me to Lucy's
earlier CDs the first time I visited her, and Lucy's voice very quickly became
one I loved. So I was excited about seeing her tonight.

It turned out to be a serendepitous occasion, because Lucy's new CD, "Ten Year
Night," was released by Red House Records today, and our audience was the
first to have a chance to purchase it. 

Of the singers I listen to regularly, Lucy Kaplansky has one of the most
lyrical and evocative voices. She can growl, she can purr, she does a little
turn with the voice that puts exactly the right sound at the right time. And
it doesn't hurt that she's gorgeous. 

Tonight she mostly sang songs from the new CD, intertwined with a couple of
tunes from Cry3 and from her earlier releases. While I would have enjoyed
hearing more of her older stuff, the new songs are marvelous, and I'm looking
forward to hearing the CD as soon as I hit the "send" button on this email.

Wearing a black Armani sweater and blue jeans, Lucy interspersed stories of
her family and of the Cry3 tour in her 90 minute show. She also included a
song by her father, a musical setting of Pi.

The music is often angry, often poignant, often sexy. The voice is pure, the
guitar and piano playing superb. I wasn't ready for the night to end. 

By the way, as Lucy was signing my copy of the CD (I was the first person to
get her autograph on this new CD!), I mentioned that some of our friends had
seen her in Charlotte on the Cry3 tour last week, and that she had even signed
a guitar for at least one of them. "Oh yeah," she said, "they were funny." 

Good show, good singer...go buy the CD.

Bill "she said I looked like her shrink" Page

// What? you ask. Where's the Nanci content?
// Okay, Lucy sings on a couple of songs on OVToo, and tonight 
// she sang "I Still Miss Someone" ... better than Nanci did. [BP]


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